Four suicide bombers detonated their explosives after being detected by a group of locals on a Lake Chad island, killing three of the attackers but no other people, official and security sources said on Wednesday.
Four suicide bombers detonate bombs on island
The bombers were part of a team of seven militants headed from Chad's Yogo island to the weekly market in the lakeside town of Bol in a motorised canoe, the sources said.
Four suicide bombers detonate bombs on Lake Chad island
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The bombers were part of a team of seven militants headed from Chad'sYogo island to the weekly market in the lakeside town of Bol in a motorised canoe, the sources said.
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